Game 47 - Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh
The Tampa Bay Lightning are an interesting team. A month ago, they couldn't buy a win on the road, and now they've got three road wins in a row. For most of this season, they've played strong second periods. But the last couple of games the second periods have been their weakest period of the game. It's either one way or another with these guys, it seems.
Good for André Roy, by the way. He had his first 3-point NHL game against his former team. It's kind of nice to see a guy who's known as an enforcer/third or fourth line guy have a really good skilled (for lack of a better word) kind of game. I think he could be a solid 10-15 goal guy, if given the right encouragement and the opportunity. But then, I tend to think that most enforcer-types are more offensively skilled than they're given credit for.
Holmqvist, again, saved the Lightning - particularly in the second period. It helps that the defense is starting to really come together, too, but Holmqvist should be given a little more credit than what he gets. He's not a star goaltender, but he's far better than most people think.
The Lightning really lucked out that Crosby was injured. Luckily for Crosby - and for Pittsburgh - it wasn't anything severe. But I think that him having to leave the game really left the door open for Tampa Bay to win it. Although, to be honest, I don't think that Pittsburgh missed him all that much. From what I could tell, they were doing alright without him.
Hopefully, Lecavalier can break out of this scoring slump sooner rather than later. He's up to 4 games now without a point, and 5 games without a goal, I think. But, if someone's got to be in a slump, it's better to be slumping now instead of later. I don't know about you, but I'd rather see it happen now instead at the end of the season when it's going to be very important for him to be contributing on the scoresheet. And at least the rest of the team is starting to heat up while he's cooled down, too.
Congratulations to Vinny Lecavalier for being named captain of the Eastern Conference squad at the All-Star Game, by the way. It's a well-deserved honor for him, I think.
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